Issue 40
How digital tech is behind a new era in drug delivery
Chrissy Bell, global business leader, 3M Drug Delivery Systems, looks at what the digital revolution is doing for design and commercialisation in drug delivery. Read more
Working double time: How Irish moulder doubled cleanroom capacity
Trend Technologies Ireland, a contract moulder of devices for the medical and life sciences sectors, recently opened its third ISO Class 7 (10,000) cleanroom at its extensive 7,000 square meter manufacturing facility in Mullingar, Ireland. Read more
It is what you make of it: Covestro's new medical applications
Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, is back with materials for new and exciting medical applications. Read more
Finishing touches: How miniaturisation is affecting coating and finishing decisions
Jay Tourigny, senior vice president of MicroCare Medical explores how the trend towards miniaturisation is affecting coating and finishing decisions. Read more
Innovation in healthcare: have we learned from our mistakes?
Rory Bibb, PR and marketing exec at specialist healthtech PR firm Silver Buck examines whether lessons have been learned from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) and how innovation can be driven in healthcare. Read more
Wanted: Partners to collaborate on wearable sensors
Simple stickers may improve the lives of heart patients, athletes and lower medical costs. Read more
Going Green: The latest sustainability trends in medical packaging
Seán Egan, director of Global Marketing & VoC Development, Nelipak Healthcare Packaging looks at the latest sustainability trends in the medical packaging. Read more
Notes from the east: How to lower medtech development costs
Tim Fishlock, head of technology transfer at Health Enterprise East, and Rhanda Tajdeen, innovation manager at Health Enterprise East open this new regular column for 2019. Read more
Map it out: How manufacturers should approach clinical evaluation reports
Manufacturers need to set a clear roadmap to compliant clinical evaluation reports, says David Egbosimba, solutions delivery manager, Maetrics. Read more
How to make an award-winning femtech device
Dave Gray caught up with Julia Herbert, clinical director, Femeda, and Andrew Tasker, CEO to find out about the design principles behind femtech products. Read more
Perfect pairing: How device makers and contract manufacturers collaborate for success
Miranda Conary, product specialist at Web Industries, discusses how device makers and contract manufacturers collaborate for success in development of medical diagnostic devices. Read more
Back to school: The plans for the National MedTech Skills Academy
Professor Ian Robertson is academic lead for the National Medical Technologies Skills Academy at the University of Leeds’ School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. He spoke to MTI to give an update on the Medtech Skills Academy. Read more
A moment of self reflection: The sector in the spotlight
2018 wasn’t a great year for the image of the medical device sector. Netflix’s ‘The Bleeding Edge’ put the sector right in the spotlight, and for all the wrong reasons. Read more
The year ahead: What 2019 has in store for medtech
What does 2019 have in store for medtech? Dave Gray looks ahead. Read more
